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Using recently developed and sensitive laboratory methods, the USGS has documented where the radionuclides lead-210 and polonium-210 occur in...

High spring rainfall, river discharge, nutrient loads into Gulf major contributors to size

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1, and the U.S. Geological Survey is prepared to provide science that can help guide efforts to protect...

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring record flooding on the Tittabawassee River in Midland, Michigan, following a heavy rainfall event.

Fluoride occurs commonly in groundwater used for drinking, but typically at concentrations less than the drinking-water standard for human health...

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring flooding across the country as spring weather is in full swing. Warming temperatures, increased...

Human activities have caused flows in many of the Nation’s streams and rivers to be different from what they would be naturally. A new USGS study repo...

Analysis of stream biofilms reveals the presence of a wider array of pesticides than analysis of bed sediment, reports a new study by the U.S...

Groundwater in the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain aquifers is old—more than 21,300 years old in more than half of 252 public-supply wells sampled...

A U.S. Geological Survey study of groundwater quality across the nation now includes water-quality information for 15 of the most heavily used...